Maximum Wash Temperature for Liquinox
Q. What is the maximum wash temperature for Liquinox? At this maximum temperature is there an accelerated breakdown of detergent?
A. Liquinox is heat stable all the way to boiling at standard temperature and pressure conditions. From a practical standpoint, there are some detergency mechanisms that begin to break down mechanistically as you approach boiling. Emulsions begin to become less stable as you approach within a couple degrees of boiling. If emulsifying is not a critical cleaning mechanism, this may not be relevant to you.
Lowering the pH of Tergazyme
Q. Can you lower the pH of Tergazyme using Citric acid or vinegar?
A. Yes. To adjust the pH of a 1% Tergazyme solution from pH 9.5 to about pH 8.5 add 0.1 grams of 99% anhydrous citric acid for each 5 grams of Tergazyme.
Stopcock Grease Removal with Alconox
Q. Silicon oil based stopcock grease used to assure that ground glass joints and stopcocks did not freeze got onto glassware and could not be removed by standard cleaners.
A. Silicon the silicon grease contaminated glassware in very hot (170 deg F- 75 deg C) double strength 2% Alconox …
Medical Device Cleaning – Automated Machine Detergent
Q. We are looking to use Liquinox in an automated cleaning machine. The cleaner would be agitated ultrasonically and pumped to/from the storage tank by magnetic drive pumps. We are worried that the Liquinox will foam during the transfer by pump. Is this a valid concern? If so, is there an alternative cleaner that we could use in place of the Liquinox?
Alconox Detergents are PDMS Free
Q. Do your products contain PDMS?
A. No detergents manufactured by Alconox, Inc. contain any PDMS: including Alconox, Liquinox, Tergazyme, Alcojet, Alcotabs, Detojet, Detergent 8, Citranox, Luminox, Citrajet, Solujet, Tergajet and Detonox.